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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lens Rambles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lens Rambles and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Lens Rambles:
- 39.513156, -77.601101
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Lens Rambles
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Lens Rambles is near Washington County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Lens Rambles
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lens Rambles ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Appletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Appletown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appletown
- Blank
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blank is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blank
- Frostown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Greystone Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greystone Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Hills
- Harmony Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
- Highfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highfields is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
- Jerusalem
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Mapleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Meadow Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadow Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mousetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mousetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetown
- Pleasant Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Station Roads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Station Roads is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
- Turkey Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Vista Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
- Wolfsville Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wolfsville Crossing is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville Crossing
- Woodland Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Way is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Way
How Far From Lens Rambles to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lens Rambles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lens Rambles and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lens Rambles to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lens Rambles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lens Rambles to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lens Rambles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5132, Longitude: -77.6011 In this case, the coordinates for Lens Rambles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.185 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.87 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.717 degrees. |
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